Emblem (also Germania or Liberty Bench) is an unincorporated community in western Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The community has an official population of 10, although the surrounding rural area increases the number to over 100.[2] It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 14, 16 and 20, west-northwest of the town of Basin, the county seat of Big Horn County.[3] Its elevation is 4,449 ft (1,356 m).[1] Although Emblem is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82422.[4]
History
Emblem was founded in 1896 when Solon Wiley's Big Horn Basin Development Company brought irrigation to the Emblem Bench.[5] Lutheran Germans settled there. The area now known as Emblem was once called Germania Bench after a settlement of German Lutherans arrived to farm the land.[6] The name became a subject of Anti-German sentiment during the first World War and the surrounding communities demanded that it be changed. Specifically, the community was told that the new name should be an "emblem of liberty." Accordingly, the name was changed to Emblem and the area was often referred to as "Liberty Bench."
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Emblem has a cold desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Emblem was 109 °F (43 °C) on June 30, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was −37 °F (−38 °C) on December 31, 1978.[7]
| Climate data for Emblem, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
69 (21) |
79 (26) |
89 (32) |
97 (36) |
109 (43) |
105 (41) |
103 (39) |
97 (36) |
88 (31) |
72 (22) |
68 (20) |
109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 48.9 (9.4) |
53.8 (12.1) |
68.9 (20.5) |
78.3 (25.7) |
85.9 (29.9) |
93.6 (34.2) |
97.2 (36.2) |
95.7 (35.4) |
90.4 (32.4) |
78.7 (25.9) |
62.8 (17.1) |
51.9 (11.1) |
98.4 (36.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 30.8 (−0.7) |
35.4 (1.9) |
49.5 (9.7) |
58.5 (14.7) |
67.7 (19.8) |
77.6 (25.3) |
85.9 (29.9) |
84.0 (28.9) |
73.7 (23.2) |
58.3 (14.6) |
43.1 (6.2) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
58.0 (14.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
36.4 (2.4) |
45.0 (7.2) |
54.5 (12.5) |
63.5 (17.5) |
70.6 (21.4) |
68.3 (20.2) |
58.8 (14.9) |
45.3 (7.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
44.9 (7.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.5 (−13.1) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
41.2 (5.1) |
49.4 (9.7) |
55.2 (12.9) |
52.7 (11.5) |
44.0 (6.7) |
32.3 (0.2) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.2 (−25.1) |
−7.4 (−21.9) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
38.2 (3.4) |
46.1 (7.8) |
42.1 (5.6) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
−1.0 (−18.3) |
−8.5 (−22.5) |
−19.1 (−28.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) |
−34 (−37) |
−19 (−28) |
5 (−15) |
18 (−8) |
31 (−1) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
16 (−9) |
−10 (−23) |
−28 (−33) |
−37 (−38) |
−37 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.24 (6.1) |
0.26 (6.6) |
0.36 (9.1) |
0.83 (21) |
1.41 (36) |
1.31 (33) |
0.63 (16) |
0.42 (11) |
1.00 (25) |
0.76 (19) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.22 (5.6) |
7.73 (195.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.8 (7.1) |
3.1 (7.9) |
1.2 (3.0) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
2.5 (6.4) |
3.3 (8.4) |
16.3 (41.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 52.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[7] | |||||||||||||
Education
Public education in the community of Emblem is provided by Big Horn County School District #3. The district has three campuses – Greybull Elementary School (grades K-5), Greybull Middle School (6-8), and Greybull High School (9-12).
References
- ^ a b "Emblem, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "82422". American FactFinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
- ^ "Search Results for ZIP code 82422". zipinfo.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Quick Facts". Northwest College. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ^ "12 U.S. places where your visit could double the population". Mother Nature Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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